11-15-2018
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington’s jobless rate dropped to historic lows last month.
The unemployment rate dipped slightly from September’s 4.4 percent, to 4.3 percent for October according to numbers released Wednesday by the Employment Security Department.
The state also added 12,400 jobs last month.
Paul Turek of the ESD noted that the rate has been setting new monthly lows and that October’s rate establishes the latest historic low for unemployment.
During the recession, the state’s unemployment rate went as high as 10.4 percent in December 2009.